Where does “kihomato” come from?

kihomato (Finnish) comes from Finnish mato, from Proto-Finnic mato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo.

kihomato (Finnish): pinworm, seatworm; threadworm UK, Enterobius vermicularis

Definitions

  1. pinworm, seatworm; threadworm UK, Enterobius vermicularis

Ancestry of “kihomato”, step by step

kihomato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatoworm; maggot; tilde
2Proto-Finnicmatoworm
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—

via Finnish kihota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkihotato exude; to ooze
2Finnishtäwhat
3FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
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